College Football Stat Leaders

2015 College Football Points Per Game Leaders

Estimated points scored per game from scoring opportunities in the current stat dataset.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Baylor (40.1)

Best Season

Kent State 2020 (45.0)

Scope

All Conferences • 2015

Browse Metrics

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Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Points Per Game Reads

Points per game turns scoring opportunities into a scoreboard-facing rate, which makes it the simplest way to compare how often elite offenses actually finish drives instead of just piling up empty yards. On this 2015 leaderboard, the visible range runs 40.1 to 33.3, with Baylor setting the pace.

Conference Context

Big 12 Conference places 2 of the current top 5 teams, while American Athletic Conference owns the most recent yearly winner slot in the trend table.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Baylor to No. 5 North Carolina is 6.8, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 37.0 in 2024 to 38.1 in 2025, a swing of 1.1. Baylor's current mark of 40.1 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 29.2 held by James Madison.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.

1BaylorBig 12 Conference201540.1
2OklahomaBig 12 Conference201534.8
3Boise StateMountain West Conference201534.1
4Bowling GreenMid-American Conference201533.7
5North CarolinaAtlantic Coast Conference201533.3
6OregonPac-12 Conference201533.2
7HoustonAmerican Athletic Conference201533.1
8ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference201532.9
9Texas TechBig 12 Conference201532.8
10CaliforniaPac-12 Conference201532.2
11Western KentuckyConference USA201532.0
12NavyAmerican Athletic Conference201531.8
13IndianaBig Ten Conference201531.4
14Southern MissConference USA201531.3
15ArizonaPac-12 Conference201530.8
16TCUBig 12 Conference201530.8
17MemphisAmerican Athletic Conference201530.6
18Ole MissSoutheastern Conference201530.3
19CincinnatiAmerican Athletic Conference201529.4
20NebraskaBig Ten Conference201529.4
21TulsaAmerican Athletic Conference201529.2
22Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference201529.1
23ArkansasSoutheastern Conference201529.0
24Mississippi StateSoutheastern Conference201528.8
25UCLAPac-12 Conference201528.4

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025North TexasAmerican Athletic Conference38.1
2024MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference37.0
2023GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference37.3
2022USCPac-12 Conference36.8
2021Western KentuckyConference USA37.9
2020Kent StateMid-American Conference45.0
2019Ohio StateBig Ten Conference41.6
2018UCFAmerican Athletic Conference37.5
2017Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference36.3
2016Texas TechBig 12 Conference36.3
2015BaylorBig 12 Conference40.1
2014OregonPac-12 Conference38.2
2013AlabamaSoutheastern Conference0.5
2012MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference1.2
2011SyracuseBig East Conference0.6
2010Florida InternationalSun Belt Conference0.5
2009TulaneConference USA0.6
2008RiceConference USA0.5
2007Arizona StatePac-12 Conference0.0
2006MemphisConference USA0.6
2005Air ForceMountain West Conference0.0
2004Air ForceMountain West Conference0.0

Historical Leaderboard

Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1James Madison2025, 2024, 2023, 202229.22022 (34.8)
2Liberty2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 201826.62023 (31.9)
3Jacksonville State2025, 2024, 202326.42024 (29.8)
4App State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201426.22014 (30.0)
5Coastal Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 201724.52020 (32.8)
6Delaware202523.52025 (23.5)
7Georgia Southern2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201423.52014 (32.8)
8Old Dominion2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 201421.02018 (27.4)
9Missouri State202520.52025 (20.5)
10Georgia State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 201319.42020 (30.5)
11UTSA2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201218.82022 (30.5)
12Charlotte2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 201518.32020 (25.3)
13South Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201217.62023 (29.1)
14Texas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 201217.22024 (29.6)
15Ohio State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200417.12019 (41.6)
16Oklahoma2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200416.52020 (37.8)
17Oregon2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200416.42014 (38.2)
18Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200416.42020 (39.1)
19Sam Houston2025, 2024, 202316.12024 (19.4)
20Kennesaw State2025, 202415.92025 (19.6)
21Western Kentucky2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 200715.82021 (37.9)
22Memphis2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200415.62017 (31.8)
23Clemson2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200415.42019 (35.7)
24Georgia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200415.22023 (37.3)
25Notre Dame2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 200414.92025 (32.8)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads college football in points per game in 2015?

Baylor ranks first at 40.1 in 2015.

Why does the 2015 points per game season stand out?

The top of the 2015 leaderboard is separated by 6.8 from No. 1 to No. 5, which shows whether this season had a runaway leader or a tightly packed race.

How does the 2015 leader compare with the all-time average benchmark?

Baylor's 2015 mark of 40.1 clears the all-time average leader benchmark of 29.2 held by James Madison.